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Stormwater management planning

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Sydney Water Corporation
115-123 Bathurst St
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Attn: Managing Director
 

NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 21 OF THE
CLEAN WATERS REGULATIONS 1972

WHEREAS -

The Environment Protection Authority (the EPA) considers that stormwater runoff from urban areas adversely impacts on the quality of the environment in New South Wales and believes that the preparation and implementation of Stormwater Management Plans will provide for more effective management of urban stormwater, thereby contributing to environment protection.

 

TAKE NOTICE THAT -

In accordance with the powers vested in the EPA under Regulation 21 of the Clean Waters Regulations 1972, the EPA, by this Notice, hereby requires the SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION to:-

 

  1. Participate in the preparation of a Stormwater Management Plan (the Plan) with local councils for each of the catchments or districts listed in the attached Schedule, within which the SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION has a responsibility for stormwater management, in accordance with the following conditions:
    1. The Plan must be prepared in cooperation with other Stormwater Managers within each catchment or district;
    2. The Plan must be prepared in consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including the community, any relevant Catchment Management Committees or Trusts, the Environment Protection Authority and the Department of Land and Water Conservation;
    3. The Plan must take into consideration the findings and recommendations of any relevant catchment, estuary or floodplain management plan, or Healthy Rivers Commission report;
    4. The Plan must contain, but need not be limited to, the following:
      1. A brief description of the catchment, including climate, topography, water quality, streamflow, aquatic ecosystems and habitats, riparian vegetation, point sources of pollution, major sewer overflows and urban bushland areas;
      2. Clearly defined stormwater management objectives for both existing and proposed urban areas;
      3. Identification of stormwater management problems and issues;
      4. An evaluation of potential stormwater management practices (both non-structural and structural) to address the identified problems and issues;
      5. An Implementation Strategy, which includes prioritisation of specific management actions to be implemented by each stormwater manager in the catchment and a tentative timeframe for their implementation;
      6. A monitoring program to assess the effectiveness of the Plan, and identify any necessary refinements;
      7. A mechanism for reporting the effectiveness of the Plan to stakeholders, including the community; and
      8. A program for revising the Plan and linking its implementation to the Corporation's budgetary planning process as specified in the Water Board (Corporatisation) Act, 1994.
    5. The Plan must be submitted to the EPA by 24 April 1999;
  1. Submit to the EPA by 24 May 1999, a Stormwater Environment Improvement Program (the Program) comprising all actions identified in the Plans that the SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION is responsible for implementing.
  2. Implement each of the actions identified in the Program.
  3. Obtain the written consent of the Director-General of the EPA for any amendment to the Program.

For the purposes of this notice:

  1. the definitions of "Catchment Management Committee" and "Catchment Management Trust" are to be taken as those in the Catchment Management Act 1989;
  2. "Stormwater Manager" includes local councils and State Government agencies or trading enterprises with a significant responsibility for stormwater or land management within the catchment or district;

NEIL SHEPHERD

Director-General

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14 May 1998

Schedule of Catchments and Districts

Title

Description

Cattai Creek catchment.

Cattai Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Cattai Creek and its tributaries, together with other catchments which drain northerly to the Hawkesbury River at locations downstream of the confluence of South Creek and the Hawkesbury River, and upstream of the Wisemans Ferry.

Cooks River catchment

Cooks River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Cooks River and its tributaries, including the Alexandra Canal and Wolli Creek;

Duck River catchment.

Duck River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Duck River and its tributaries, together with other catchments located to the south of the Parramatta River and which drain to the Parramatta River at points downstream of the Parramatta Weir and upstream of the mouth of Homebush Bay.

Eastern Suburbs Coastal catchment.

Eastern Suburbs Coastal catchment is defined as that area which drains directly to the Pacific Ocean at points located between South Head in the north and Cape Banks in the south.

Homebush Bay catchment;

Homebush Bay catchment is defined as that area which drains to Homebush Bay and its tributaries, including Powells Creek and Haslams Creek

Lane Cove River catchment.

Lane Cove River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Lane Cove River and its tributaries.

Liverpool District

Liverpool District is defined as that area which drains to the Georges River at locations downstream of the Cambridge Avenue Causeway at Glenfield, and upstream of the confluence of the Georges River with Prospect Creek. This area includes the catchment of the Cabramatta Creek and its tributaries.

Lower Georges River catchment; and

Lower Georges River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Georges River downstream of the mouths of Salt Pan Creek and the Woronora River on the north and south sides of the River respectively, together with those catchments which drain directly to Botany Bay at points located south of the mouth of the Cooks River, and west of Point Long Nose on the Kurnell Peninsula;

Lower Parramatta River catchment.

Lower Parramatta River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Parramatta River at points downstream of the Ryde Bridge and upstream of a line joining Clarkes Point at Woolwich and Robinson Point at Birchgrove.

Middle Harbour catchment;

Middle Harbour catchment is defined as that area which drains to Middle Harbour and its tributaries. The mouth of the Harbour is defined by Grotto Point at Clontarf and Middle Head;

Mill Pond Creek catchment.

Mill Pond Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains into Botany Bay at points located between Cape Banks and the mouth of the Cooks River.

Northern Beaches catchment.

Northern Beaches catchment is defined as all catchments which flow to the sea, or to Port Jackson, at points located between Turimetta Head in the north and Grotto Point in Port Jackson.

Port Jackson North catchment.

Port Jackson North catchment is defined as those areas located on the north side of Port Jackson which drain to Port Jackson at points located between the mouth of the Lane Cove River and Middle Head.

Port Jackson South catchment.

Port Jackson South catchment is defined as those areas located on the south side of Port Jackson which drain to Port Jackson at points located between Robinson Point at Birchgrove and South Head.

Salt Pan Creek catchment;

Salt Pan Creek catchment is defined as that area which drains to Salt Pan Creek and its tributaries;

Upper Parramatta River catchment

Upper Parramatta River catchment is defined as that area which drains to the Parramatta River upstream of the Parramatta Weir

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